Michael Jackson:History on Fil

 

 

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Track listing:

Side 1:

1. Bille Jean (live)

2. Beat It

3. Liberian Girl

4. Smooth Criminal

5. 1995 MTV Video Music Awards Performance

6. Thriller (long version)

Side 2:

7. Scream (duet with Janet Jackson)

8. Childhood

9. You Are Not Alone

10. Earth Song

11. They Don't Care About Us

12. Stranger In Moscow

13. Blood On The Dance Floor

14. Brace Yourself

This is an excellent video for MJ fans. I like the videos, Earth song is my fav! Some songs aren't so good: Stranger in Moscow etc. but I like the videos! I like 'em lot! Thriller is the second best! I like the monsters dancing! YeaH! Buy it if you like MJ or just good videos!

this is highly recommended for fans of mj and also nonfans who enjoy his music. It's all that and a bag of chips. This video came out when I was 14, but it wasn't until 3 years later I ended up buying it and it was well worth it.

It starts out with the now infamous trailer with mj as the statue on the HIStory cover, which leads the mj's groundbreaking performance of billie jean on the motown 25th special, the time he premiered the moonwalk. A definining moment in pop culture that is, and this is followed by the music video for beat it. Next up is the rare release of the liberian girl video which was an overseas hit in 1989 and features tons of celebrites such as quincy jones, weird al, paula abdul etc. and then the brilliant smooth criminal with it's amazing dance sequences, and yet another mj video moment, the lean. 1995 MTV video music awards performance is next, it's a medley of songs such as don't stop till you get enough, the way you make me feel, scream, beat it, black or white, billie jean, dangerous, smooth criminal and you are not alone. Next up is the music video which is considered the best video of all time, thriller. Followed by that is scream, a duet with sister janet and the most expensive video ever. This video set a blueprint for futuristic music videos the same way as previous videos have. Childhood is a sweet song, but I could do without the video. You Are Not Alone is also on here, but it is different from the version that used to air on tv. Earth Song is a touching masterpiece that is bound to make you shed tears. The song alone stands on it's own as a masterpiece, but the video is like the icing to the cake in a way. They Don't Care About Us the brazil version is very bright, very colourful and very rhythmic. Stranger is moscow is a calming masterpiece with a black and white video, beautiful videography here. If you buy the VHS, there is an mj megamix music video that mixes up his classic hits and shows different clips from videos and performances, you won't find this on the DVD. Last but not least, the remix video of blood on the dancefloor is at the end before ending with the brace yourself clip, a montage of Bad tour footage mixed with some victory tour footage. It is definitely worth your money and a timeless classic that is bound to forever live on.

I bought both this and his History dvd (greatest hits on dvd).

If you are looking for incredible value this is probably the best way to get a pretty complete collection. If you must only get one though, get History Volume 2. It's about 20 minutes longer, and has many more tracks.

Here's why: Not only does it have the staples you would expect such as Thriller (full length), Beat it, Smooth Criminal.

If you're like me, watching Thriller definitely brought back the great memories of the first time I saw it, maybe 25 years, who I was with, how much we were wowed. It's funny how you can remember something just before you reexperience it.

It also has the live version of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 celebration in 1993, when he debuted the moonwalk. Definitely, one of Michael's best performances, in my opinion probably the best. That makes this a must own for that reason alone.

It also contains the 1995 MTV live performance, of Black or White with Slash going crazy with his guitar solo. You wonder if it's part of the act, or if he is genuinely possessed.

Scream with Janet, not a particular fan of the song, but love the video. Janet brings the attitude, an amazing video really.

You are not alone: with Lisa Marie Presley. She brings the sexy and sensual in a very artful way, absolutely stunning. I have never seen Lisa Marie this way before. Hmmm.. In this video, Michael goes from being with her, to portraying an asexual angel half clad almost waist deep in water. Perhaps Freud or Jung might be able to shed some light on this.

Childhood. A Peter Pan type ballad with children passing by overhead in a boat, no doubt a repesentation of his childhood passing by. Have you seen my childhood...

Earthsong. Quite a spectacular movie filmed over several continents. Obviously, Michael was very serious about respecting life on the planet, and shows images of restoring life. Outstanding.

Blood on the Dance Floor. I can't explain why I like this so much. It's totally new to me, has a great vibe, and I just love it.

There is also a starstudded Hollywood video. I was surprised to see both John Travolta, and Olivia Newton John among many others.

Now, if you are considering getting the first dvd as well, there is a little duplication. It also has Thriller, and Beat it. Billie Jean is the video version, so not a duplication.

Highlights of that dvd include: Bad, the 18 minute version directed by Martin Scorsese, The Pharaoh video with Eddie Murphy, Imam, and Magic Johnson, Black or White with the infamous Panther Dance, The Way you make me feel with the model and the car, and the destruction sequence at the end. That dvd is about 20 minutes shorter.

If you are like me and you cannot decide which one to get, get both. Because I don't think you can get such a comprehensive collection any other way, and I find it to be incredible to get most of the best videos of probably the greatest entertainer who definitely made the best videos at this price. I certainly will be checking out Lisa Marie again.

I think you will love it, and I hope this was helpful.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Complement to HIStory Vol. 1
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